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Show isr x, 1 icroxmstoiym v A' IWqriWawn Feeling like When American Profile asked readers Many of the stories we received occurred decades ago, yet whether the act of kindness was profound or simple, the receiver never forgot it. million ; ; -- .the lot to dry much-neede- d, wedding anniversary celebration became extra special when someone paid for the Loveland, Colo., couple's restaurant meal and slipped out before they could say thank you; Patricia Jager of Chevy Chase, Md., and her husband would have missed an ocean cruise had a young stranger not carried their luggage through the airport so they could catch a flight to their ship. hr tar SI The sim was shining, the sky was blue, and Lindsay Anderson was inagrm mood, so the Scream; HL, teenager derided to wash her cat ' "At the car wash, I noticed a man and a woman looking for spare change, picking up every coin that they could find. When I finished washing my car; I drove to the ocher side of to tell us about acts of kindness both given and received we were flooded with stories of unselfish examples of the generous human spirit. Shirley R. Johnson of Waxahatchie, Texas, anonymously arranged for a free tank of gas; Martha Stabys 62nd young friend to get a i nfchgi ' fccfL"shesays.;:,.'j.;" She winced to help, but shedicfcrt wantto embanaw the couple. T knew that I had earn dimes aad nickels in my change purse. When the man and womn were on the opposite side of the lot; I took $1 in chaqge and left son top of the coinbox in die bay wheie 1 had washed my car. I knew tharthey would find ir soon. ' The amount wasn't much, but co teen k can be--a-nd to the L. could difference. all the hwe f meuc it couple T kept on drying my anas ifI didnt know whatthey were loolc--: mg for; "Anderson says. "It made me fed like a really great person to heunmenne in need. I hope ttark made their hone fcrloaae diary t . alitdei . Hobart DavNnV door harp is itNidcsl mdkfc to Shwon VSmdeyHt W It. t 7 t. .! S' Healing art A year after Robert Devlin of Canton, N.C, retired in December 1989,. his daughter; Lisa, mother of three small children, learned she has multiple sclerosis. just floored us, but with the the of still are we it. is She still able to hold her job in the receiving office help good Lord, making of a large hardware chain," Devlin says. His daughter's circumstances moved Devlin to act. He wanted other MS patients to know "somebody (is) thinking about them, he says. Now, every young woman he meets who has MS gets a hnrlmaA- - Appalachian door harp a stringed musical instrument that hangs on a door; and when the door is opened, . hanging balls strike the strings to make musk, much like chimes. "I dont hunt for people; I just run across them," Devlin says. "So far, we've given 14. 1 hope I can continue to do it as long Im able." It Mr. Bicycle Man When CM. Rust of McMinnville, Term., who repairs and sells used bicycles, gsve away one of his prettiest a red 20-inboy's bike he found that it brought more return than he could have imagined. One December day about 15 years ago, a friend called to tell him of a family who faced a bleak Christmas because the father was out of work due to an injury. "Their little son is riding a bike with no tires, and the spokes am loose in both wheels. I you can, would you please help him?" the friend ssked. ch |